Healthcare and Medical Systems Penetration Testing

Penetration testing that protects patient data, not just passes an audit.

EHR & Clinical System Testing

Electronic health record platforms, clinical workflows, and the access controls protecting ePHI.

Medical Device & IoMT Security

Connected medical devices, firmware, communications protocols, and authentication mechanisms.

HIPAA & HITECH Compliance Validation

Every engagement maps to the HIPAA Security Rule and NIST SP 800-66, built for what OCR expects today.

The Problem with Most Healthcare Pentests

Healthcare is the most targeted industry for data breaches and the most expensive to recover from, yet most pentests treat a hospital network like a SaaS company.

Scanners Miss Clinical Context

Automated tools flag CVEs. They don’t see how a misconfigured EHR access control lets a billing clerk view oncology records, or how an unpatched imaging system becomes a pivot into the clinical network.

Medical Devices Get Skipped

Infusion pumps, imaging systems, and IoMT devices run legacy firmware with weak authentication and insecure protocols, and most vendors leave them out of scope.

Telemedicine Is an Afterthought

Video consultation platforms, remote diagnostic tools, and patient portal integrations all handle ePHI. If your vendor skips the telemedicine layer, you have a gap.

Third-Party Access Goes Untested

Some of the largest healthcare breaches start with a vendor or business associate. Raxis tests the third-party connections, remote vendor access, and integrations that reach ePHI.

Why Raxis for Healthcare Penetration Testing

Real Clinical Risk

OSCP-certified engineers attack your environment the way real threat actors do, so findings show how patient data could actually be exposed.

Compliance-Ready Reports

Context, real-world impact, and prioritized remediation for every finding, delivered through the secure Raxis One portal and structured for HIPAA Security Rule alignment.

No Disruption to Care

Rules of engagement built for healthcare preserve data integrity, system availability, and clinical operations. No downtime, no risk to patient safety.

Controls Proven Under Attack

We test whether HIPAA and HITECH controls work, not whether they exist: unauthorized access to patient records, lateral movement across clinical networks, and exploitation of ePHI systems.

The Full Attack Surface

EHR platforms, patient portals, telemedicine systems, medical devices, internal and external networks, wireless infrastructure, and third-party integrations, tested end-to-end.

Coverage Between Assessments

Annual testing is the baseline. Raxis Attack (PTaaS) adds continuous, AI-augmented testing, real-time results, and unlimited retesting through Raxis One.

FAQ: Healthcare Penetration Testing

What is healthcare penetration testing?

A hands-on simulated attack on the clinical systems, networks, applications, and medical devices that store, process, or transmit ePHI. It proves your controls hold under the HIPAA Security Rule and validates your HIPAA risk analysis in practice, though it does not replace the documented risk analysis HIPAA requires.

What systems does Raxis test in a healthcare engagement?

EHR systems, patient portals, telemedicine platforms, medical devices and IoMT infrastructure (firmware, communications, authentication), internal and external networks, wireless networks, web applications, APIs, and third-party and business associate connections, including remote vendor access. Every engagement aligns with the HIPAA Security Rule and NIST SP 800-66.

Will testing disrupt clinical operations or risk patient safety?

No. Raxis works within strict contractual boundaries and rules of engagement designed for healthcare, exposing vulnerabilities without downtime, data loss, or interruption to patient care.

How often should healthcare organizations perform penetration testing?

At least annually and after significant changes such as EHR migrations, infrastructure updates, or new system deployments. The HIPAA Security Rule requires risk-based evaluation, not a fixed schedule; a proposed update would make annual testing explicit but is not yet final. Continuous coverage is available through Raxis Attack.

What happens to ePHI and our findings after the test?

ePHI and other sensitive data is redacted before it is stored, so nothing critical leaves your environment or is retained by Raxis. Findings are delivered through the secure Raxis One portal and stored in SOC 2 Type II compliant infrastructure. We don't share client data with third parties, any third party supporting an engagement signs a nondisclosure agreement, and we use AI tools only where the provider commits not to train on your data.

What certifications do Raxis penetration testers hold?

OSCP, CEH, GPEN, GFACT, and more, listed on our certifications page.

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